Difference between revisions of "inflorescence squamella (Q1586)"

(1.) A diminutive squama (lepis). (2.) A small, dry bract borne on the compound receptacle (torus) of a capitulum (head); in Asteraceae (Compositae). (3.) One of two or three small, scale-like structures inserted at the base of the androecium, distal to the palea, in most grass (Poaceae) flowers; often regarded as a vestigial branch or perianth member.